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To act /tʊ ækt/ puede significar “actuar”, “tomar medidas” o “comportarse”. El significado exacto depende del contexto y de las palabras que acompañan al verbo.

Este verbo se usa de varias maneras comunes:

  • Act in a movie or play — actuar en una película u obra de teatro.
    • She acts in movies. — “Ella actúa en películas.”
  • Act now — actuar o tomar medidas ahora.
    • We need to act quickly. — “Necesitamos actuar rápidamente.”
  • Act like... — comportarse como...
    • He acts like a child. — “Él se comporta como un niño.”

La estructura act as + persona o función significa trabajar o funcionar como algo: "She acted as our guide" (Ella actuó como nuestra guía). La estructura act like + persona o cosa describe un comportamiento:

  • Don't act like a child. — “No te comportes como un niño.”

Act y perform pueden relacionarse con una presentación, pero no siempre significan lo mismo. Act suele referirse a representar un personaje. Perform es más amplio y también puede usarse para cantar, bailar, tocar música o realizar una tarea.

Act es un verbo regular: act → acted → acted. Como el verbo termina con el sonido /t/, la terminación -ed se pronuncia /ɪd/. Por eso, acted tiene dos sílabas y se pronuncia /ˈæk.tɪd/.

La forma de tercera persona acts se pronuncia /ækts/, con el grupo final /kts/. El gerundio acting se pronuncia /ˈæk.tɪŋ/.

Simple Tense

Simple Present Tense

Pers. Singular Plural
1ª I act We act
2ª You act You act
3ª He/She/It acts They act

Act: /ækt/, acts: /ækts/

Simple Past Tense

Pers. Singular Plural
1ª I acted We acted
2ª You acted You acted
3ª He/She/It acted They acted

Acted: /ˈæk.tɪd/

Simple Future Tense

Pers. Singular Plural
1ª I will act We will act
2ª You will act You will act
3ª He/She/It will act They will act

Will act: /wɪl ækt/

Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Pers. Singular Plural
1ª I am acting We are acting
2ª You are acting You are acting
3ª He/She/It is acting They are acting

Acting: /ˈæk.tɪŋ/

Past Continuous Tense

Pers. Singular Plural
1ª I was acting We were acting
2ª You were acting You were acting
3ª He/She/It was acting They were acting

Was acting: /wəz ˈæk.tɪŋ/, Were acting: /wɜr ˈæk.tɪŋ/

Future Continuous Tense

Pers. Singular Plural
1ª I will be acting We will be acting
2ª You will be acting You will be acting
3ª He/She/It will be acting They will be acting

Will be acting: /wɪl bi ˈæk.tɪŋ/

Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Pers. Singular Plural
1ª I have acted We have acted
2ª You have acted You have acted
3ª He/She/It has acted They have acted

Have acted: /hæv ˈæk.tɪd/, Has acted: /hæz ˈæk.tɪd/

Past Perfect Tense

Pers. Singular Plural
1ª I had acted We had acted
2ª You had acted You had acted
3ª He/She/It had acted They had acted

Had acted: /hæd ˈæk.tɪd/

Future Perfect Tense

Pers. Singular Plural
1ª I will have acted We will have acted
2ª You will have acted You will have acted
3ª He/She/It will have acted They will have acted

Will have acted: /wɪl hæv ˈæk.tɪd/